Walter Andrew SHAW

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Service Number:	447
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	50th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Hamilton, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Mount Gambier, Mount Gambier, South Australia
Schooling:	Condah State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 26 February 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension V D 20
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Somerton Park Sacred Heart College Men of "The Marist Brothers Old Scholars Association" Honor Roll WW1, The South Australian National War Memorial

31 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 447, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
31 May 1915:	Embarked Private, 447, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide
26 Feb 1917:	Involvement Private, 447, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 447 awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-02-26

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